Books Quote by Rebecca Lloyd

“At least," Mother said, "that's the story Aunt Esther tells." "What do you mean?" I asked. "Isn't it true?" "Stories are never 'true'," Mother…

— Joyce Carol Oates

“Is there a difference between a lie and a made-up story?”

— Anonymous

“Francie always remembered what that kind teacher told her. “You know, Francie, a lot of people would think that these stories that you’re making…

— Betty Smith

“That's what we do: tell made-up stories to fend off the night, to put off telling the truth.”

— Bernie Mcgill

“You know, a lot of people would think that these stories that you're making up all the time were terrible lies because they are…

— Betty Smith

“Sometimes you might make up a story and tell it to other people”

— Joy Berry

“...that's the way to tell a true story from a made-up one. A made-up story always has a neat and tidy end. But true…

— Elspeth Huxley

“Every story is made up. Even the real ones.”

— Iain Reid

“her power of telling stories and of making everything she talked about seem like a story, whether it was one or not.”

— Frances Hodgson Burnett

“Don’t you think one can tell the truth much better with a story?”

— Diane Setterfield

“Fact is just fiction with different storytellers”

— Abby Slovin

“She tells so many different stories and they are all false.”

— Iris Murdoch